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Re:YC's latest moonshot bet is a startup building a $380K “f... by benj111 on Friday March 08, 2019 @12:48AM (#19335415)
So if you lie on top of a ducted fan like that, how is it not going to impede airflow?

Also what happens if you have a loose thing on your person that gets sucked into the fan.

The image looks nice and Sci fi, but that design isn't practical.

Re:YC's latest moonshot bet is a startup building a $380K “f... by dmayman on Friday March 08, 2019 @01:43AM (#19335624)
The airflow works, we’ve modelled it. Pilot needs to wear similar jacket to current standard motorcycle jacket. No loose change in pockets
Re:YC's latest moonshot bet is a startup building a $380K “f... by benj111 on Friday March 08, 2019 @02:45AM (#19335867)
Thanks for your reply.

If you've tested it and works, I retract the last paragraph, still looks Sci fi though.

Have you tested for a coin strike? For a plane you're going to have an upper bound for what your going to get in the engine, because it has to be picked up by the engine. This design, anything could fall in, potentially quite dense.